100 Ways You Might Be A MilSpouse If (51-100) #ReconRendezvous

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51. The sound of an incoming Skype call makes your heart flutter.

52. Every now and then you sigh with relief when hubby leaves for the field so you can get your house back to the way you want it.

53. You know the exact date you got pregnant because he was in training before and after!

55. You can’t find a pen so you check the pockets of his uniforms in the hamper.

56. The first thing you do after finding out your next duty station is to post it on Facebook to find out who has been/is currently stationed there so you can get the low down.

57. No matter where you are, who you’re with, or what you are doing, your phone never goes on silent if he’s away.

58. Your child’s room looks like an armory for nerf guns.

59. Your husband’s fix for any and every ailment is to “take a knee, drink some water, and rub some dirt in it.”

60. There’s always at least one box that goes missing in each PCS, and it contained a power cable, bed screws, bike pedals, and/or other important stuff that you can’t live without and must repurchase.

61. The box with the stuff you wouldn’t mind going missing is always the first one off the truck and the first one you open.

62. You don’t know any of your husband’s friends first names, just their last names.

63. You get choked up when you hear the National Anthem.

64. Your husband doesn’t meet your baby until he/she is 5 months old.

65. Your toddler knows how to respond to commands such as “Attention,” “Parade Rest,” and “Fall out.”

66. You choose a nice, caring, older woman in the community to be the emergency contact for your children at school…and then forget to tell her!

67. You have an intense love/hate relationship with white buses.

68. Countdowns are part of almost every day life.

69. You keep all the irreplaceable items at your parent’s house because you’re too scared the movers will lose/destroy them.

70. You have at least one tote that is full of only curtains, making about 50 different sets, which don’t fit your current house. You don’t part with them because some day, you may land in a house where those curtains will work again.

71. You are the only one in your southern neighborhood with a snow shovel and proper sled for when you get those two inches of snow that paralyzes the community.

72. You have someone to visit in just about every corner of the world.

73. You understand that a ten-minute conversation once a week can be the most precious ten minutes of the week.

92. You plan vacations around the military’s “schedule,” such as holiday/summer block leave.

93. You have so many little blue moving stickers on your stuff that you actually consider crafting with them!

94. Tripping over his boots and sweeping up coffee grounds in the kitchen doesn’t bother you, but instead fills you with joy–because that means he’s HOME!

95. You know the power behind these three words: “WE GOT ORDERS.”

96. You realize why your house isn’t as clean as it usually is–your Spring Cleaning list is really your Pre PCS list and you’ve lived in this house for 4 years, longer than any other home since you were a child.

97. Your husband’s alarm is set to the tune of “Revelry” and he practically has to peel you off the ceiling every single morning when it goes off.

About Sharita Knobloch

Sharita Knobloch is an Executive Officer for Army Wife Network. She is married to her beloved infantryman husband Brandon. The joys and challenges of #ArmyWifeLife ignited her faith on a deep level, so she answered the call to ministry in July 2011. Soon after, Sharita received her Master’s Degree in Christian Leadership from Liberty University. She is currently working on her PhD in Educational Counseling with an emphasis in Pastoral Counseling, also from Liberty University.
Sharita is not only an Army Wife, but is also a Toddler and Pre-schooler Mama, Smallish-dog-owner, aspiring-runner, writer, speaker and spiritual leadership coach. She loves encouraging others through her personal blog, 7 Days Time. The Knobloch family believes that it is a great privilege to watch God work as they minister in their Army community, regardless of zip code or time zone (They are currently stationed at the 5th Ranger Training Battalion in Dahlonega, Georgia.)
Sharita gets way too excited about office supplies and journal shopping. She is a certified auctioneer, wore duct tape to senior prom (for a scholarship contest #DontJudge), discovered that Zentangle is her relaxation jam, overuses #Hashtags on a regular basis and frequently uses #America! as a verb.